UWO714-Curriculum - Weeks 2-4

Week 2 (Sept. 17)
Online

Goals and Philosophies of Education

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Phi Delta Kappan, Dec 2006, Vol 88 – Goals of Education – Richard Rothstein
Why We Still Need Public Schools: Public Education for the Common Good by Nancy Kober http://www.cep-dc.org/index.cfm?DocumentTopicID=12
Scott, J.C. January/February 2006. The Mission of the University Medieval to Postmodern Transformations Journal of Higher Education.
Cramer power point: Goals of Education
EdWeek "curriculum matters" blog
Cramer’s Philosophies PowerPoint
Oshkosh Normal School curriculum 1871-1872 (pptx)

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Week 3 - Sept 24 online	*Goals and Philosophies of Education*	Discuss: Goals of education historically What’s your EP? (inventory) Philosophies of education (idealism, essentialism, realism, pragmatism, experimentalism, perennialism, behaviorism, reconstructionism, existentialism, neo-Marxism) 1Philosophy of Education.ppt Details Download 132 KB Phil.PPT Details Download 471 KB Philosophy.ppt Details Download 282 KB Why are we where we are now? Write reflection paper 1 – Due by Sunday Sept 25, midnight, email to andrthir@hssd.k12.wi.us
Week 4 - Oct 1 online	Calls for Reform	Read articles Post summaries America's Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation's Future Tough Choices Or Tough Times: The Report of the NEW Commission on The Skills of the American Workforce P21 Common Core Toolkit: A Guide to Aligning the Common Core State Standards with the Framework for 21st Century Skills 21st century skills in Educator Preparation: A Vision for the 21st Century (for more on 21st Century Skills see the Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework, additional supporting materials) http://www.p21.org A graduate profile for the 21st century (1 page) and http://www.futureofeducation.com/ (select several items to review) Higher education's new global order: How and why governments are creating structured opportunity markets by John Aubrey Douglass Subaltern in paradise: Knowledge production in the corporate academy by Stanley Aronowitz located in Polk Library reserves (chapter 7, The Subaltern Speak: Curriculum, Power, and Educational Struggles) http://eres.uwosh.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=2227 The Wisconsin Way: Blueprint for Change 2010, Be Bold: The Wisconsin Prosperity Strategy A Blueprint for Reform (pk-12 focus)